[ruby-talk:19445] RE: question about ::

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: jobeicus / hotmail.com [mailto:jobeicus / hotmail.com]
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:02 PM
> To: ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org
> Subject: [ruby-talk:19444] question about ::
> 
> 
> if i have:
> 
> class Foo
>   def initialize()
>   end
> 
>   def test()
>   end
> end
> 
> Can someone explain how calling Foo::test works?  initialize will
> never get called, right?  so Foo::test is limited in scope to itself? 
> can someone just run through an explanation of what's going on?

To use it test, you would have to:
1. instantiate the Foo object by calling new which automatically call
initialize 
2. call test on the created object

In short 

Foo.new.test

Christophe

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<P><FONT SIZE &gt; -----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; From: jobeicus / hotmail.com [<A HREFailto:jobeicus / hotmail.com">mailto:jobeicus / hotmail.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 3:02 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; To: ruby-talk / ruby-lang.org</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; Subject: [ruby-talk:19444] question about ::</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; if i have:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; class Foo</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; def initialize()</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; end</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; def test()</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; end</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; end</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; Can someone explain how calling Foo::test works?&nbsp; initialize will</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; never get called, right?&nbsp; so Foo::test is limited in scope to itself? </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE &gt; can someone just run through an explanation of what's going on?</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE To use it test, you would have to:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE 1. instantiate the Foo object by calling new which automatically call initialize </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE 2. call test on the created object</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE In short </FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE Foo.new.test</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE Christophe</FONT>
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